In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Clearbrook Mennonite Educational Institute Eagles stomped the 16th-seeded Kamloops Valleyview Vikings 75-29 after leading 15-6, 40-14 and 58-22 at the quarters. Eagles coach Rick Thiessen told Varsity Letters that his squad was “unique” in its combination of athleticism, balance, experience and depth. Lola Reimer paced the Eagles with 19. Ella Tatlock added 18, Olivia Sidhu 13, Mya Buttar 9, Aliyah Bos 9, Julianna Reimer 4 and Tanayah Bos 3, while Brooklyn Ross, Averie Currie, Acee Currie, Journey Martens, Aubrey Thiessen, Madie Corneau, Kylia Schellenberg and Shae Hall were scoreless. Taylor Hanlon paced the Vikings with 6. Harriet Baker added 5, Kennedy McKnight 5, Peyton Adamski 4, Juliana Bell 3, Nevaeh Gelowitz 3, Claire McLoughlin 2 and Meaghan Bourgeois 1, while Georgia Bourgeois, Allison Hill and Ava Porlier were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Richmond Robert A. McMath Wildcats spanked the 8th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels 59-35 after leading 12-7, 25-23 and 49-25 at the quarters. Wildcat Rebecca Nashlund notched back-to-back drives early in the third quarters to ignite a 24-2 McMath run. She’d earlier missed several layups on runouts but told Varsity Letters that “it’s really important (to maintain your poise). … If you get upset you’re going to keep missing more. You’ve got to just keep shooting the ball.” Wildcats coach Jamie Kippan said “we tell the girls we have faith in their ability to decide when to shoot the ball and when they’re open. And if they miss it, just forget about it and focus on the next possession. There’s a million possessions in a game and one possession doesn’t define you as a player. Just regroup and focus on the next one.” Kippan was thrilled with his squad’s third quarter defence. “It was real good. It’s pretty unusual (to hold a team without a basket over 10 minutes). We locked it down on defence. We made a few little adjustments and the girls decided to really focus in and it worked out really well for us. We also made much better offensive decisions in the third quarter, didn’t turn the ball over as much. That really was the difference in the game.” The Wildcats led by as many as 30. Mirella Fernandes Boshell paced the Wildcats with 15. Katie Kennedy added 13, Susu Zhang 13, Rebecca Nashlund 12 and Reese Sanberg 6, while Soffia Arellano, Rachel Walker, Aleah Kippan, Makena Adams, Jessie Huang, Lilyaunna Murray, Thea Hamberger, Cici Qin and Julie Mueller were scoreless. Angel Dee led the Angels with 11. Beatrice Williscroft added 8, Rylie Tsui 6, Isabelle Clark 4, Corey Gilbey 3, Katie Randall 2 and Aynslie Burns 1, while Therese Robles, Esperanza Stevens, Marina Mandic, Lucy Ban, Reese Landry, Carys Akol and Pippa Bryan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Vernon Panthers spanked the 13th-seeded Alberni District Storm 49-34 after leading 13-6, 25-16 and 39-23 at the quarters. Panthers coach Dave Tetrault told Varsity Letters that “we full-court press the entire game. It doesn’t matter whether we’re playing seven, eight or nine (players), that’s what we do. … We just know we’re going to have to scrap. It’s like, we have to have a fist-fight out there because we’re not very big. It has to be physical for us. And (the lack of height) is great for us in other ways because we can move, which is super awesome for us. … We didn’t shoot very well today. But that’s OK, it’s a new day tomorrow. We just wanted to survive the day. It’s always about surviving the day. Sometimes you have to just keep working.” Panther Paige Leahy said “we just fight hard and we know we have to act big, even though we aren’t. This wasn’t one of our best (games), but we worked really hard on defence and that’s what matters.” Adie Janke paced the Panthers with 20. Chloe Collins added 10, Paige Leahy 9, Pearl Fogel 5, Kenidy West 2, Charlotte Routley 2 and Isla Joly 1, while Caelyn Fitzpatrick and Chloe Bicknell were scoreless. Hayleigh Watts paced the Storm with 13. Sarah Warman added 4, Ella Freethy 4, Jaidin Knighton 4, Amaya Parmar 3, Kura Rorick 3 and Lucia Sutherland 3, while Mary Robinson, Kayla Miguez, Brynn Austin, Francesca Koszegi and Amara Darling were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Prince George College Heights Cougars clipped the 12th-seeded Pitt Meadows Marauders 59-45 after leading 15-4, 26-18 and 41-34 at the quarters. The Cougars took command with a 12-5 run to open the final frame. Cougar Kayleigh Kennedy told Varsity Letters that “it was a tough battle, but we came prepared to fight. For some of us, it’s our fourth year in (at provincials), and it’s exciting.” The Cougars easily broke the Marauders full-court pressure. Cougars coach Wade Louikes said “We did a thing back home where we had our boys team prep us. That whole quickness and decision-making they developed really helped. We don’t see much pressure all season, so to see that (from Pitt Meadows), our girls have to have a lot of confidence with the ball. Sure we turned it over a couple of times, but it’s not a lack of aggression. Lauren (Caceres) just makes great decisions.” Loukes added that the team’s experience “is a fantastic asset.” Lorenne Caceres paced the Cougars with 21. Kayleigh Kennedy added 18, Summer Toor 11, Olivia Young 7 and Kaysa Silver 2, while Keirat Sindhi, Simran Sindhi, Alisha Powar, Laura Sarauer, Brenna Klitch, Jetta Mousseau and Sadie Robin were scoreless. Jocelyn Boyes led the Marauders with 27. Cadence Sironen added 9, Vayda LaGrange 7 and Joey Estrella 2, while Saddie Collett, Claire Currie, Ava Della-Peruta, Jenna Levesque, Sienna Best, Mikayla Latayan, Meghan Henery and Kaydence McCaw were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kamloops Sa-Hali Sabres mauled the 15th-seeded Saanichton Stelly’s Stingers 63-36 after leading 24-8, 34-20 and 49-30 at the quarters. The Sabres hit 6 treys, just enough to break down the Stingers defence. Sabres coach Jody Vosper told Varsity Letters that “I think our pace of play, we kind of dialed it back a little bit tonight. It could be just being off for 10 days or so, and getting your legs on the LEC court can take a little while. But overall, I was happy with how we played. I thought we shared the ball really well – we found some open players. When you’re playing teams that play aggressive D, that’s really important.” Nevena Nogic led the Sabres with 20. Iyin Aina added 12, Courtney Grant 11, Isabel Phillips 10, Michelle Vorphal 7, Abby Shu 2 and Evi Dimopoulos 1, while Kiera Fitzmaurice, Susannah deVries, Kirsten Conroy, Lilly Weicker and Rylie Nessman were scoreless. Zoe McPherson led the Stingers with 14. Sophie Postlethwaite added 8, Sei Takazawa 6, Tessa Hunter-Siebert 5 and Abby Ohl 3, while Izzy Walls, Izzy Gray and Teaghan Sebastian were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Abbotsford Robert Bateman Timberwolves pounded the 10th-seeded Vancouver Crofton House Cougars 78-51 after leading 21-12, 43-24 and 63-37 at the quarters. Eshnaa Gill, who lit up the Cougars for 6 treys, told Varsity Letters that “I’ve been playing senior since Grade 9, and I’ve made provincials all four years. But each of the three years before this, we’ve lost the first game at provincials. I felt like I needed to contribute a lot to this game. … I always visualize the ball going through the net and before the game, I always get a bit of stress, so I try to take deep breaths to calm down and lower my heart rate to really get locked in.” Eshnaa Gill paced the Timberwolves with 31. Thalia Olay added 16, Gia Padwal 9, Sahejpreet Hundal 9, Danny Konishi 5, Annie Davenport 3 and Gianna McIntyre 3, while Mahekpal Mangat, Sarina Nagra, Amy Kim, Addison Karn and Muskaan Gill were scoreless. Ella Lukomskyj paced the Cougars with 17. Sarah Law added 11, Sarah Queref(?) 6, Micah Flores 5, Lauren Chow 4, Megan Pang 2, Audrey Law 2, Sahya Kallu 2, Angelina Pang 1 and Ariane Mainwaring 1, while Issie Vandenberg, Melodie Peng, Flora Pan, Madison Chow and Sam Chong were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors whipped the 14th-seeded West Vancouver Sentinel Spartans 69-46 after leading 16-9, 38-25 and 55-32 at the quarters. Condors coach Reid Roberts said it was difficult to game plan the Spartans because “we had no video, they weren’t at any of the big tournaments, so it’s like, who are they? That’s a coach’s nightmare, when you don’t have a clue what you’re stepping into. I was pretty nervous going in. And then when I saw the size of them, I was like, ‘Oh man. We’re in for a battle.’” Roberts added that depth, and the leadership of Zahra Ngabo proved the difference. “And we have a lot of other players who fit in well. If teams focus on her, we’ve got some shooters, and our post players are small but they play pretty big.” Zahra Ngabo led the Condors with 21. Maggie Malfair added 12, Devyn Bjorn 10, Naiha Manhas 9, Mercedes Black 9, Kionae Roberts 2, Katya Marchlewitz 2, Emily Clarke 2, Aiyana Carpenter 2 and Tehya Carpenter 2. Kerri Nimmons paced the Spartans with 17. Kayla Lee added 11, Karissa Kirkwood 6, Cate Eisler 6, Selena Lee 3 and Helen Ni 3, while Audrey Lai, Lio Sakai, Sophie Chen, Feliz Hsu, Claire Eisler, Kristy Ng, Miuccia Hsu and Beck Chi were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Courtenay Mark R. Isfeld Ice edged the 11th-seeded South Kamloops Titans 35-31 after leading 84-, 21-8 and 27-24 at the quarters. The Titans opened the second half with a 10-0 run as Isla Dickie caught fire and they took their first lead at 28-27 in the final frame. But the Ice locked down on defence and pulled out the win on a bucket by Katie Hartig and free throws from Elana Russell. Ice coach Colin Cunningham told Varsity Letters “that was a tough game. We missed so many shots that we normally rely on. … It felt like a little bit of pregame nerves or something. And South Kamloops clawed their way back – they’re a good team. We’re just glad we hung in there and got the win. … I actually thought we got some good looks on offence, we just didn’t shoot a very high percentage. But not many complaints on defence when you hold a team like that to 31 points, and eight at the half. We normally play 1-v-1 defence the entire game, we’re not a fan of zone. Our help side was really good.” Elana Russell paced the Ice with 12. Rylan Boccabella added 11, Janel Follis 4, Sara Linares Blanco 2, Katie Hartig 2, Jayla Robinson 2 and Amelia Kuhn 2, while Nayelle Farvacque, Gia Parhar, Phoebe Cunningham, Makenna Banks, Gillian Galik, Lillianne Bourget and Sophia Priestman were scoreless. Feron Wallace paced the Titans with 16. Isla Dickie added 8, Morgan Ring 5 and Charlotte Cecchini 2, while Kiera McIntosh, Bella Muraca, Amarah Mahal, Kaia Atkinson, Claire Dube, Callie Veller, Audrina Robinson and Kiyana Basword(?) were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Vernon Panthers defeated the 5th-seeded Prince George College Heights Cougars 51-46 after leading 14-10, 26-17 and 30-26 at the quarters. The Panthers trailed by 8 in the final frame but rallied with timely treys. “We took that timeout,” Isla Joly told Varsity Letters. “We took our time. We said ‘we’re fine, we’re OK. We still can come back and win this’ and we just kept playing.” Panthers coach Dave Tetrault said “I just said to them: ‘You can do this.’ These kids … We live and die by the three. ‘Keep shooting them. Don’t stop. This is what we do. We’re not going to stop what we do because they don’t go in.’ They just responded so well, came out of the timeout and hit a couple.” Caelyn Fitzpatrick notched a 12-footer. Chloe Collins added a trey and Adie Janke a bucket in the paint and two free throws as the Panthers drew within 41-40. Trailing 45-43 with 2 minutes to play, the Panthers closed it out with an 8-1 run. Tetrault said “our defence was unbelievably great today. I can’t even imagine we could play much better on defence. … I’ve tried to play zone in practice and it’s like ‘Naw, we don’t like zone.” Cougars coach Wade Loukes said “it’s tough when your two toughest players (Loren Caceres and Oliva Young) out there in a very physical game get fouled out like that. But my girls, they worked their asses off. It was a great effort.” Adie Janke paced the Panthers with 15. Chloe Collins added 14, Paige Leahy 13, Charlotte Routley 4, Pearl Fogel 5, Caelyn Fitpatrick 2 and Isla Joly 2, while Kenidy West and Chloe Bicknell were scoreless. Lorenn Caceres paced the Cougars (coach Wade Loukes, assistant Kerry Carceres, assistant Ciro Carceres) with 18. Kayleigh Kennedy added 15, Summer Toor 6, Olivia Young 4 and Kaysa Silver 3, while Keirat Sindhi, Simran Sidhi, Alisha Powar, Laura Sarauer, Brenna Klitch, Jetta Mousseau and Sadie Robin were scoreless.
The top-seeded Clearbrook Mennonite Educational Institute Eagles dusted the 9th-seeded Richmond Robert A. McMath Wildcats 63-39. The Wildcats led 8-0 early and 13-9 after one quarter. The Eagles led 23-17 at the half and 43-27 after three quarters. Eagles coach Rick Thiessen told Varsity Letters “they clearly had a game plan and it was very effective. We were rattled. Not a lot of teams have tried to play zone against us. The top row (of the zone) came up really high. We were constantly making adjustments and in the break after the first quarter, I had more time to explain what we were looking for and all of a sudden it clicked. And the defence picked it up.” The Eagles length, speed and depth eventually prevailed. “Once they went to their bench a bit, we were like wolves,” Thiessen said. “It was like ‘OK, let’s finish this off right now. I love that about this team. The character is one of we’re going to work so hard on (defence) and the offence will look after itself. We’ve talked about having an identity as a team. I’ve actually used that language, we’re going to be wolves when we’re pressing.” Olivia Sidhu paced the Eagles with 18. Lola Reimer added 17, Julianna Reimer 10, Aliyah Bos 5, Tanayah Bos 5, Ella Tatlock 4, Mya Buttar 3 and Kylia Schellenberg 1, while Brooklyn Ross, Averi Currie, Acee Currie, Journey Martens, Aubrey Thiessen, Madie Corneau and Shae Hall were scoreless. Susu Zhang paced the Wildcats (coach Jamie Kippan) with 12. Mirella Fernandes Boshell added 10, Rebecca Nashlund 9, Katie Kennedy 4, Aleah Kippan 2 and Lilyaunna Murray 2, while Soffia Arellano, Rachel Walker, Makena Adams, Jessie Huang, Thea Hamberger, Cici Qin, Reese Sanberg and Julie Mueller were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Kamloops Sa-Hali Sabres clipped the 7th-seeded Abbotsford Robert Bateman Timberwolves 63-47 after leading 17-11, 34-25 and 51-35 at the quarters as post Novena Nogic dominated the blocks. “Since they were in a zone the whole time, with my size I know how to work in the post . . . and get points in the paint,” Nogic told Varsity Letters. Sabres coach Jody Vosper said the team did an excellent job getting the ball inside to Nogic. “We looked and found her and she got to the line and made her free throws, which was really big.” Nevena Nogic paced the Sabres with 33. Iyin Aina added 8, Susannah deVries 6, Kirsten Conroy 5, Isabel Phillips 5, Courtney Grant 4 and Michelle Vorphal 2, while Kiera Fitzmaurice, Evi Dimopoulos, Lilly Weicker, Rylie Nessman and Abby Shu were scoreless. Danny Konishi paced the Timberwolves (coach Dominick Vann, assistant Terry Gill) with 17. Sahejpreet Hundal added 16, Eshnaa Gill 8 and Gia Padwal 6, while Mahekpal Mangat, Thalia Olay, Sarina Nagra, Amy Kim, Annie Davenport, Gianna McIntyre, Addison Karn and Muskaan Gill were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors edged the 6th-seeded Courtenay Mark R. Isfeld Ice 62-59 after leading 19-13, 37-26 and 47-43 at the quarters. The Ice ripped off a 17-3 run in the third quarter but the Condors overcame the doldrums as Mercedes Black hit a trey, Zahra Ngabo two free throws and Black a driving layup at the third-quarter buzzer. “We have a bad habit of dropping off in the third quarter,” Condors coach Reid Roberts told Varsity Letters. “It’s been a nemesis of ours all year. It’s just one of those things. … I hate halftime. You get that chance to relax and I don’t know if they get overconfident or lose focus. But they tend to come out flat. … Mercedes was kind of struggling all game to hit. She tends to do that. She’ll keep shooting, though, and she’ll get ya right at the end when it counts.” Black gave the Condors a 56-53 lead in the fourth quarter by hitting another trey. Jonel Follis answered with three free throws for the Ice. A putback by Emily Clarke and a driving layup by Ngabo gave the Condors of a 60-59 lead and Devyn Bjorn buried Ice hopes with a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds to play. “I’m confident in my free throws,” said Bjorn. “I practice them a lot. I just take a deep breath and stick to my routine.” Mercedes Black paced the Condors with 16. Devyn Bjorn added 14, Zahra Ngabo 13, Kionae Roberts 6, Katya Marchlewitz 6, Naiha Manhas 5, Maggie Malfair 5 and Emily Clarke 3, while Aiyana Carpenter and Tehya Carpenter were scoreless. Elana Russell paced the Ice (coach Colin Cunninghan) with 21, including 5 treys. Janel Follis added 9, Sara Linares Blanco 8, Jayla Robinson 7, Phoebe Cunningham 6, Rylan Boccabella 6 and Katie Hartig 2, while Nayelle Farvaque, Gia Parhar, Amelia Kuhn, Makenna Banks, Gillian Galik, Lillianne Bourget and Sophia Priestman were scoreless.
In the semis, the top-seeded Clearbrook Mennonite Educational Institute Eagles dispatched the 4th-seeded Vernon Panthers 64-55. The score was knotted at 13 after one quarter. The Eagles led 34-25 at the half and 46-40 after three quarters. Eagles coach Rick Thiessen called a timeout early in the third quarter and lit into his troops. “Stop taking lousy shots (half-open treys, and 1-17 from the arc during the contest) and get the ball inside!” The Eagles began pounded the ball inside to 6-2 post Ella Tatlock as they took command. Thiessen told Varsity Letters that he could “count on one hand” the number of times he’s raised his voice to that degree across his 31-year coaching career. “I don’t coach that way. You can’t do it often. When they hear me like that, they know, ‘OK, I think he’s serious.’ … We had a tremendous size advantage, and weren’t using it. So at halftime, we made some adjustments to our offense and said we were going to work it inside. And then we didn’t. So I said, ‘If you want to win this game, you must do what I tell you, or you’re not playing.’ And it worked. All of a sudden Ella got unlocked, and they couldn’t stop us.” Tatlock said “the passes my teammates were giving me, they got me the ball at the right angles, in the sweet spot you could say. “We just trust each other. We moved the ball quickly with good passes, and it worked out for us.” Thiessen said Panther Adie Janke gave his troops fits. “That was crazy. We thought we were guarding her, as she’s six feet past the three-point line with a hand in her face. But no. She’d put it up, and it goes in.” Olivia Sidhu paced the Eagles with 16. Ella Tatlock added 15, along with 13 rebounds, Lola Reimer 13, Aliyah Bos 10, Tanayah Bos 5, Mya Buttar 3 and Kylia Schellenberg 2, while Brooklyn Ross, Averi Currie, Acee Currie, Journey Martens, Julianna Reimer, Madie Corneau and Shae Hall were scoreless. Adie Janke paced the Panthers with 29. Paige Leahy added 11, Chloe Collins 9, Charlotte Routley 4 and Pearl Fogel 2, while Caelyn Fitzpatrick, Kenidy West, Isla Joly and Chloe Bicknell were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Kamloops Sa-Hali Sabres nipped the 3rd-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors 55-52. The Condors led 13-10 after one quarter. The Sabres led 28-22 at the half. The score was knotted at 40 after three quarters. The Sabres took a 53-48 lead with 2:15 to play as Nevena Nogic notched a baseline jumper. Condor Zahra Ngabo stole the ball for a Mercedes Black runout, and the nailed a jumper to draw the Condors within 53-52. But Nogic iced it with a pair from the line and a desperation trey by Condor Maggie Malfair missed the mark at the buzzer. The Sabres 2-3 zone and the Condors 1-3-1 zone were both highly effective. Sabres coach Jody Vosper told Varsity letters that a defensive blockout by Courtney Grant proved the difference. “I’d been pleading with them to block out, and she did it, and the ball went out of bounds and we got it. A defining moment of the game. We were struggling to get rebounds, and credit to Duchess, they out-battled us on the boards and made it a game. That was what brought them back into it. They’ve got some great players on their team, and I’ve known Louise (Holmes, Condors manager) for 20-plus years. I just give them a lot of credit. They gave us a really hard go.” Nogic said “it was definitely stressful. But we focused on staying composed and taking it one play at a time. I think what really got us this win was our teamwork together. If we made one mistake, we forgot it and moved on to the next play.” Nevena Nogic paced the Sabres with 24. Isabel Phillips added 12, Iyin Aina 9, along with 11 boards, Kirsten Conroy 7 and Michelle Vorphal 3, while Kiera Fitzmaurice, Susannah deVries, Evi Dimopoulos, Lilly Weicker, Rylie Nessman, Courtney Grant and Abby Shu were scoreless. Zahra Ngabo paced the Condors with 26. Mercedes Black added 9, Maggie Malfair 6, Devyn Bjorn 5, Katya Marchlewitz 3 and Tehya Carpenter 3, while Kionae Roberts, Naiha Manhas, Emily Clarke and Aiyana Carpeter were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Vernon Panthers clipped the 3rd-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors 68-57 after leading 22-14, 43-23 and 56-41 at the quarters. Paige Leahy paced the Panthers with 25. Chloe Collins added 16, Charlotte Routley 6, Chloe Bicknell 5, Addie Janke 5, Isla Joly 4, Pearl Fogel 3, Caelyn Fitzpatrick 2 and Kenidy West 2. Zahra Ngabo paced the Condors (coach Reid Roberts) with 13. Devyn Bjorn added 123, Maggie Malfair 10, Mercedes Black 7, Niha Manhas 4, Emily Clarke 4, Tenya Carpenter 3, Kianae Roberts 2 and Katya Marchlewitz 2, while Aiyana Carpenter was scoreless.
In the final, top-seeded Clearbrook Mennonite Educational Institute Eagles nipped the 2nd-seeded Kamloops Sa-Hali Sabres 50-49. The Eagles led 13-7 after one quarter. The Sabres closed out the first half with an 11-0 run to take a 25-21 lead into the lockers. The Eagles led 37-33 after three quarters but trailed by 6 before rallying with clutch buckets, steals and a lockdown defensive effort. Olivia Sidhu drained a trey to cut the margin to one with 1:21 to play and then Mya Buttar hit the winner on a short jumper with 19 seconds on the clock. The Eagles knocked the ball out-of-bounds on the baseline with six seconds to play and then forced Nevena Nogic into a tough shot as time expired. Eagles coach Rick Thiessen, who finally won a title after 31 years at the helm of Eagle teams and was contemplating retirement, told Varsity Letters that “it felt surreal. Amazing. … Oh, my word. I’m pretty happy for myself, I’ve got to tell you. Unbelievable. It feels so good. … It was such a struggle to score today. But we believed we could play good (defence) and give ourselves a chance. All we needed was to have a shot fall here or there and we had a chance. That’s exactly what happened – the steals at the end, the lockdown defence and the two plays on the end line.” Buttar said of the winner that “it was crazy. And it was a clutch shot by Olivia before that. We’ve wanted it for the whole year and now that it’s happened, I’m just so happy. … Finally, after so many years and so many chances he (Thiessen) finally did it. We’re happy to be that year for him.” Sabres coach Jody Vosper doubted Thiessen would retire. “It’s great for him. But I doubt he’s done. Honestly, I doubt it. He’s a coach. … We had the ball in the hands of who we wanted at the end of the game,” said Vosper. “And that’s life, sometimes the ball will drop and sometimes it won’t.” Player of the game Olivia Sidhu paced the Eagles with 11. Ella Tatlock added 9, Lola Reimer 9, Mya Buttar 8, Julianna Reimer 7 and Tanayah Bos 6, while Brooklyn Ross, Averie Currie, Acie Currie, Journey Martens, Aubrey Thiessen, Aliyah Bos, Madie Corneau, defensive player of the tournament Kylia Schellenberg and Shae Hall were scoreless. Nevena Nogic paced the Sabres with 25. Lyin Aina added 10, Isabel Phillips 7, Courtney Grant 4 and Kirsten Conroy 3, while Kiera Fitzmaurice, Susannah DeVries, Lilly Weicker, Rylie Nessman, Abby Shut and Michelle Vorphal were scoreless.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Nevena Nogic (Sa-Hali); Adia Janke (Vernon); Ella Tatlock (M.E.I.); Olivia Sidhu (M.E.I.); Iyin Aina (Sa-Hali); and Lola Reimer (M.E.I.)
The 2nd-team featured Zahra Ngabo (Duchess Park); Lorenn Caceres (College Heights0; Paige Leahy (Vernon); Isabel Phillips (Sa-Hali); and Elana Russell (Mark R. Isfeld)
The bronze medalist Vernon Panthers: Paige Leahy; Chloe Collins; Charlotte Routley; Pearl Foge; Caelyn Fitzpatrick; Kenidy West; Isla Joly; Chloe Bicknell; Adie Janke; coach Dave Tetrault; assistant Greg Routley
The silver medalist Kamloops Sa-Hali Sabres: Nevena Nogic; Isabel Phillips; Iyin Aina; Kirsten Conroy; Michelle Vorphal; Kiera Fitzmaurice; Susannah deVries; Evi Dimopoulos; Lilly Weicker; Rylie Nessman; Courtney Grant; Abby Shu; coach Jody Vosper; assistant Shyann Vosper
The champion Clearbrook Mennonite Educational Institute Eagles: Olivia Sidhu; Ella Tatlock; Lola Reimer; Aliyah Bos; Tanayah Bos; Mya Buttar; Kylia Schellenberg; Brooklyn Ross; Averi Currie; Acee Currie; Journey Martens; Julianna Reimer; Madie Corneau; Aubrey Thiessen; Shae Hall; coach Rick Thiessen